City offers free public transport for Kings of Leon concert ticket-holders

Cape Town Stadium will once again host a major international music concert when best-selling American rock band Kings of Leon perform for the first time in South Africa on Wednesday, 26 October 2011. With hit singles ‘Sex on Fire’ and ‘Use Somebody’ this is a concert not to be missed. The Shadow Club, The Black Hotels and Die Heuwels Fantasties will support the main performance act. The gates will open at 16:30 and fans are urged to arrive early to avoid delays in getting through security and ticket check points.

As no parking will be available to the public at or near the stadium, concertgoers are encouraged to use public transport. Extra event-related public transport will supplement the usual services and Metrorail has arranged for additional trains on selected lines to run after the event. This will ease the anticipated high traffic flows and ensure that fans arrive on time and are able to get home after the event.

Rail
Any person commuting on any Metrorail train on any route to the concert and return journey, who is in possession of valid concert ticket may travel free of charge. All persons not in possession or able to produce the required valid concert ticket will be charged the full normal fare for the journey.

Time schedules and related information is available at 0800 65 64 63 – the City’s toll-free Transport Information Centre – and www.capetown.gov.za or www.capemetrorail.co.za.

Normal train services will be operating before the concert with an additional train from Bellville via Monte Vista to Cape Town.

Only the Southern Line from Cape Town Station to Fish Hoek (last train departing at 00h30) and the Northern Line from Cape Town Station to Bellville and Strand (last train to Bellville leaving 00h15 and to Strand leaving at 23h55) will operate after the event. The City encourage concertgoers to get to the train stations timeously after the concert. Patrons who miss the last train will have to use normal services commencing 4:30 the following morning, or use other transport such as metered taxi’s. Please note that the free trip with the concert ticket stub will not apply to these services starting at 4:30 the following morning.

Event Shuttles
Civic Centre – Stadium

The first bus from the Civic Centre station in Hertzog Boulevard will depart at 17:00.

Thereafter a bus will leave every 15 minutes or when full.

The last bus will leave the Stadium station on Western Boulevard at 00:15

These buses are free of charge on presentation of a valid concert ticket.

Hout Bay

The first bus departs from Kronendal Primary school (Hout Bay) at 17:00, stops at Maiden’s Cove (Camps Bay) and travels to Main Road, Green Point opposite York Road.

A bus will leave every 20 minutes or when full.

The last bus before the concert leaves Hout Bay at 20:30 and there will be no service during the concert.

The first bus after the concert will leave around 23:00 from Main Road, Green Point opposite York Road.

The last bus back to Hout Bay will leave at 00:15.

The shuttle is free of charge on presentation of a valid event ticket.

Parking for bus commuters is available at:-

Kronendal Primary school at R20 per vehicle entry.

Maiden’s Cove free parking is available on Victoria Road or in the municipal parking area off street in Victoria Road.

Please note: due to examinations there will be no shuttle service to and from the University of Cape Town. After the concert there are additional trains on the southern line to compensate for the lack of a shuttle from UCT.

Extended MyCiTi Civic Centre to Table View service
The MyCiTi service between Civic Centre and Table View bus stations has been extended to accommodate concertgoers. After the concert, this service will stop at Lagoon Beach, Woodbridge, Milnerton, Racecourse, Sunset Beach and Table View stations.

Prior to the concert, fans will be required to purchase the normal MyCiTi ticket to travel to the Civic Centre bus station.

After the concert, fans will be able to use the service free of charge on presentation of a valid concert ticket stub. The last bus will depart from the Civic Centre bus station at 00:15 and the last feeder services will depart from the Table View bus station at 00:45.

Park-and-rides
Park-and-Rides are generally situated near or at rail stations along the Cape Town – Bellville (via Monte Vista), Cape Town – Strand (via Goodwood) and Cape Town – Fish Hoek lines. Security will be present from 17:00 until after the last train has left the station. Members of the public can park their cars and travel by rail to the CBD from Century City, Claremont, Retreat, Fish Hoek, Oosterzee, Goodwood, GrandWest, Kuils River and Strand.

Road closures

Impact of road closures on public transport services
Public transport services that, for any portion of their routes, operate along closed or restricted roads may have some route section deviations. Normal scheduled bus services will be affected by these road closures in the Green Point area as well as the CBD from 14:00 on 26 October 2011.

The affected services in the different areas, as well as their rerouting, are listed below

Bus services travelling through the Green Point area – All services along Somerset/Main Road Green Point between Buitengragt and York Road will run along Western Boulevard. Passengers using this service may board or disembark at the stops either side of the closures at Buitengragt or York Road.

Bus services entering the CBD – The Waterfront service will operate via the CTICC, turning right into Heerengracht, stopping opposite Standard Bank, proceeding around the circle, back down Heerengracht and on to the Waterfront. The Waterfront/Sea Point service will continue to operate on its normal routes but may be subject to slight delays.

MyCiTi Bus Service – effective from 14:00 – The normal Gardens-Civic Centre-Waterfront MyCiTi bus service will operate but will not be free of charge to concert ticket holders.

The normal MyCiTi Gardens-Civic-Waterfront city bus service will stop at the Stadium on route to the Waterfront but will be rerouted turning left into Portswood Road from Western Boulevard, left into Beach Road and right at the traffic circle into Granger Bay Boulevard.

Granger Bay bus station will be closed for this period while all other stops and services on the Gardens-Civic-Waterfront route will operate as per schedule.

Passengers may use the Waterfront (in Breakwater lane) stop as an alternative to the Granger Bay station.

On the return journey from the Waterfront, the bus will turn left into Beach Road, right into Portswood Road and left at Western Boulevard to continue its normal route to the CBD.

Parking
Parking restrictions will be enforced in residential areas adjacent to Cape Town Stadium from 00:00 (midnight) on 26 October 2011 for 24 hours, including parking restrictions on Main Rd. Motorists are advised to obey the signage. Limited parking is available for private vehicles in the stadium precinct, subject to the purchase of a parking ticket from Computicket.

The parking ticket will reflect the parking area and concertgoers must follow the directional temporary road signage that corresponds to the parking area on the ticket e.g. P10.

People with disabilities
Dedicated parking has been allocated on DF Malan Drive for those concertgoers with disabilities who wish to use the Stadium shuttle. Only people with an official disability permit from the City will be allowed to park in this dedicated parking area.

There is no charge for the limited disabled parking at the stadium in parking area P5 within the stadium precinct, located off Vlei Road. These tickets can be obtained on request by emailing Donne Luddick at Big Concerts on donne@bigconcertrs.co.za. Please note that you will be requested to provide proof that you have a legitimate disabled permit or a letter from your Doctor indicating the need for such a parking space. Disabled Parking access is issued at the discretion of Big Concerts and subject to availability.

Drop-and-Go
Concert goers may be dropped off and collected in DF Malan Drive opposite the Artscape Theatre or dropped off on Western Boulevard (seaside carriageway) between Vlei Road and the elevated circle.

Pedestrian routes
The Fan Walk provides the opportunity for concertgoers to move between the Civic Centre bus and Cape Town rail stations to the stadium at Green Point along a dedicated pedestrian route. Roads down the fan walk will be closed from 17:30. A contra-flow system will be provided for local vehicle access on the mountainside carriageway on Main Road in Green Point between York and De Smit Streets.

Fort Wynyard Rd will be closed and access between the Waterfront and Stadium will be via Granger Bay Blvd. Access between the City and Stadium will be via the Fan Walk and underpass at the Green Point Circle.

Ticket collection
Concertgoers are encouraged to collect their tickets from Computicket and Shoprite/Checkers outlets around the city and use these to enjoy free transport on the train and shuttle services. Alternatively tickets can be collected at the designated point at the A Track but on 26 October 2011 access will be restricted to pedestrians only.

For comprehensive and up-to-date transport information contact the City’s 24/7 Transport Information Centre on 0800 65 64 63, toll free from a landline or public pay phone, or visit www.capetown.gov.za.

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